Cost of living comparison
Baghdad is 54.1% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Baghdad instead of Canada, you would:
pay 59.4% less for restaurants
|
Canada
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.77
|
$4.72
IQD6,163
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.03
|
$8.00
IQD10,446
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$0.51
IQD669
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.00
|
$0.20
IQD256
|
|
pay 64.0% less for groceries
|
Canada
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.12
|
$0.74
IQD966
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.35
|
$2.18
IQD2,846
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.38
|
$3.91
IQD5,103
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.14
|
$1.67
IQD2,184
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.56
|
$1.88
IQD2,454
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
$0.38
IQD501
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.92
|
$0.44
IQD581
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.18
|
$0.41
IQD535
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$0.29
IQD375
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.28
IQD363
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.51
|
$0.24
IQD316
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
|
Canada
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.77
|
$1.33
IQD1,730
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.09
|
$22.96
IQD29,977
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,794.19
|
$14,238.96
IQD18,591,709
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.17
|
$18.06
IQD23,579
|
|
pay 41.4% less for housing
|
Canada
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.38
|
$51.82
IQD67,655
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,455.56
|
$422.00
IQD551,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,300.02
|
$251.01
IQD327,738
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.13
|
$98.24
IQD128,277
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
|
Canada
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,019.21
|
$133.60
IQD174,441
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,143.17
|
$1,701.04
IQD2,221,035
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Canada
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.37
|
$2.00
IQD2,611
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.52
|
$2.34
IQD3,061
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.32
|
$1.72
IQD2,240
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.34
|
$33.83
IQD44,168
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.92
|
$7.00
IQD9,140
|
|
pay 43.2% less for clothing
|
Canada
|
Baghdad
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.05
|
$25.82
IQD33,716
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.37
|
$28.36
IQD37,030
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.47
|
$48.33
IQD63,107
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.49
|
$36.02
IQD47,032
|
|
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